Engineer II, Manufacturing Engineering

As a Manufacturing Engineer supporting medium voltage switch gear production, you will provide daily technical support to the manufacturing processes. This role will support an engineer to order production line at low volume with high configuration mix through a manual assembly process. Your day involves partnering with production teams to improve safety, enhance quality, reduce cycle times, and lower manufacturing costs. You will troubleshoot process equipment, design and procure tooling, evaluate opportunities for continuous improvement and lean methodology through visual management and performance tracking.

Your work directly contributes to operational excellence, competitiveness, and the continuous improvement of culture at Schneider Electric.

• Champion a culture of safety and continuous improvement by ensuring compliance with safety standards and actively partnering with operators to identify and implement ideas that enhance safety
• Provide day-to-day technical support for manufacturing, resolving process and technical issues through 8D and 5-Why methods
• Design and implement efficient manufacturing and assembly processes through Line Architecture Design Methodology and Material Process Flow
• Brainstorm, plan, justify, manage, and execute capital investment projects focused on operational excellence, cost reduction, capacity improvements, and manufacturing competitiveness
• Develop process flow diagrams, work instructions, and standard operating procedures
• Conduct time studies and line balancing activities to reach the defined takt time
• Determine labor, tooling and equipment requirements while partnering with vendors to design, test, and implement manufacturing tools and equipment solutions
• Coordinate prototype, pilot, and production validation builds
• Support PFMEA development and control plan creation

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across engineering, operations, quality, supply chain, maintenance, procurement, and production teams to drive production line efficiency
• Lead process improvement projects such as Kaizen events across divers functional areas
• Communicate project status, risks, and mitigation plans to leadership
• Support Customer and supplier technical discussions related to manufacturing readiness

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical engineering or engineering related fields
• 3+ years of experience in manufacturing operations, project planning, and process optimization
• Experience leading or participating in Kaizen events
• Experience with SAP (BOM and Routings) is preferred, but not required
• Experience with AutoCAD and Creo for floor layouts and modeling
• Experience in SQL queries, Python, or other related applications for large data analytics is preferred, but not required
• Experience defining processes and creating flowcharts
• Experience planning and executing both short-term and long-term projects

• Self-driven and curious to understand how everything works
• Complex analytical person with the ability to root cause issues
• Change agent with the ability to connect, communicate, collaborate, and influence peers
• Fortitude and energy to be the go-to person and decision maker with critical issues
• Confidence to prioritize and complete tasks in a rapidly evolving environment
• Enthused to be hands-on with operators to solve problems and implement ideas

Schneider Electric offers a robust benefits package to support our employees, including things such as flexible work arrangements, paid family leave, 401(k)+ match, company stock option purchase+ match, and much more.  to find out more about working with us: http://
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